Senior Cloud Security Architect, Cortex Automation

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Principal Security Architect for Cortex to drive our cloud security strategy and build intelligent remediation engines at scale.

You will own multiple phases of product development, from definition to testing, and partner with product management, engineering, and research to tackle complex cloud‑fed security challenges. You should bring 8+ years in securing cloud‑native architectures, strong IaC and CNAPP experience, and hands‑on Python, with excellent

Qualifications

• 8+ years securing complex cloud-native architectures in enterprise environments.
• Extensive IaC experience with Terraform or Ansible, focused on security.
• Experience with CNAPP Platforms.
• Experience reviewing, governing, or supporting network access management in enterprises.
• Strong understanding of Cloud IAM principles.
• Coding proficiency, preferably Python.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect remediation for cloud security issues for all major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, AliCloud).
• Develop in-product agents, playbooks and automations to accelerate detection and response to real-time threats.
• Own all phases of the product development cycle, from definition and design to implementation and testing.
• Collaborate with multiple teams across product management, engineering, and research.

Skills

Cloud security expertise

CNAPP Platforms experience

IAM concepts

Python programming

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

SOAR platforms

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Principal Security Architect for Cortex to drive our cloud security strategy and build intelligent remediation engines at scale.

You will own multiple phases of product development, from definition to testing, and partner with product management, engineering, and research to tackle complex cloud‑fed security challenges. You should bring 8+ years in securing cloud‑native architectures, strong IaC and CNAPP experience, and hands‑on Python, with excellent